Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PRE-AMPLIFIER Linn
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English Español Nederlands Owner's Manual EX O TIK PRE - AMPLIFIER.
i Important Saf et y Inf ormation Impor t ant Saf et y Inf ormation Explanation of s ymbols used in this manual and on the product: T his s ymbol is intended to alert the user t o the pres ence of uninsulat ed dangerous v oltages within the enclosur e of sufficient magnit ude to cause electric shock.
UK USERS PLEA SE READ THIS IMPOR T ANT S AFETY INF ORMA TION Fu se r eplacement T his applianc e is fitted with a non-r ewire able 13 Amp mains plug. The plug contains a 5 Amp fuse . If the fuse has blown it can be r eplaced as f ollows: a) Pull out the red fus e cov er / carrier .
Co p yright and A cknowledgement s Cop yright © 2004 Linn Product s Lt d. First edition April 2004 . Linn Product s Limited, Glasgow R oad, W aterf oot, Eaglesham, Glasgo w , G7 6 OEQ , Sc otland, United Kingdom All rights r eserved.
Co n te n t s Introduction 1 A udio f ormats (EX O TIK+D A) 1 Cleaning 1 C onnecting 2 Unpacking 2 C onnecting t o the mains supply 2 Po sitioning 2 B ack panel 3 Fr ont P anel and Handse t 4 Fr ont p.
Intr oduction T he EX O TIK pre-amplifier has been designed t o pro vide superb audio performance with both tw o- and multi-channel sourc e material. This pr oduct uses technology de veloped f or Linn.
C onnecting T his chapt er explains how t o install the EX O TIK pre-amplifier int o your hi-fi/ A V sy stem. Unpacking T he EX O TIK is supplied with the following ac cessorie s: ● luminesc ent han.
B ack panel C C o o n n n n e e c c t t o o r r g g r r o o u u p p n n a a m m e e : : C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n f f u u n n c c t t i i o o n n C C o o n n n n e e c c t t o o r r C C o o n n n n e e c c t t o o r r m m a a r r k k i i n n g g t t y y p p e e A A N N A A L L O O G G U U E E A A U U D D I I O O One 7 .
Fr ont P anel and Handset Fr ont P anel and Handse t Fr ont panel displa y T he fr ont panel display show s you inf ormation regar ding what you ar e listening t o. T he curr ent volume, curr ent sour ce , or both c an be displayed along with the input audio signal and proc essing algorithm.
Fr ont P anel and Handset English EX OTIK PRE - AMPLIFIER Owner’ s Manual 5 Handset 1. A A U U D D I I O O A A D D J J A djust s loudspeaker balanc e and trim 2. L L I I P P S S Y Y N N C C A dds time dela y to the audio signal* 3. ( ( m m u u t t e e ) ) Mute s/ unmut es the audio output 4.
6 Setup EX OTIK PRE - AMPLIFIER Owner’ s Manual English Setup C onnecting T he fir st stage in se tting up your EX O TIK is to connect y our sourc es, pow er amp(s ) and other peripher al device s to the EX OTIK. 1. Ensure y our EX OTIK and all component s that you will be connecting t o the EXO TIK are dis connected fr om the mains supply .
Us ing the setup menus T T o o a a c c c c e e s s s s t t h h e e s s e e t t u u p p m m e e n n u u s s : : Either ● Pre ss S S E E T T U U P P on the handset. or ● Hold S S E E L L E E C C T T on the fr ont panel until MAIN MENU / SPEAKER SETUP is shown on the display .
DIS T ANCE (EX O TIK+D A) A cce sse s the SPEAKER DIS T ANCE sub-menu. DIS T ANCE UNITS S elect the units f or loudspeaker dist ance measur ements. Options: F F E E E E T T , , M M E E T T R R E E S S.
T her e are diff erenc es in the method of perf orming loudspeaker c alibration on a st andard EX OTIK and an EX O TIK+DA: St andard EX O TIK Y ou will need a test dis c that contains a tone signal f or each loudspeak er in your s ystem. Y our specialist Linn ret ailer may be able to supply y ou with a suitable disc.
NAME Y ou are able to giv e the sourc e a name which will be shown on the display when that s our ce is selected. T T o o c c h h a a n n g g e e t t h h e e f f l l a a s s h h i i n n g g c c h h a a r r a a c c t t e e r r : : ● R epe atedly pre ss or hold / on the handset or fr ont panel.
SURROUND CHANNELS If you ar e setting up the ANAL OG GROUP s ource or ar e adding a Linn UNIDISK play er and have a 7 . 1 speaker c onfigur ation, you ar e able to select whether t o use y our side surr ound or back surr ound speakers when lis tening to a 5 .
DOLB Y PRO L OGIC II MUSIC (EXO TIK+DA ) Dolby Pr o Logic II is an audio signal pr ocessing algorithm that c onverts a t wo-channel audio signal to a fiv e-channel audio signal. Dolby Pr o Logic II Music is a mode of Dolb y Pro Logic II that is p ar ticularly suited t o music.
Setup DISPLA Y TIME OUT Se t the time that new v olume or sourc e information is sho wn for befor e unit ret urns to its Display C ontent ( see abov e).
S S T T O O P P B B I I T T S S Se t the stop bit s to suit the RS23 2 prot ocol being used. Options: 1 1 , , 2 2 Def ault setting: 1 1 S elect S S A A V V E E to save y our changes and ret urn to the GENERAL SETUP menu. S elect B B A A C C K K to ret urn to the GENER AL SETUP menu without saving changes.
Inst aller menu T T o o a a c c c c e e s s s s t t h h e e I I n n s s t t a a l l l l e e r r m m e e n n u u : : ● Hold S S E E T T U U P P on the handset or S S E E L L E E C C T T on the fr ont panel until INST ALLER MENU is shown on the displa y (appr oximat ely 5 seconds ).
U sing the EX O TIK with a Linn UNIDISK play er T her e are cert ain operational benefits a vailable when using the EX OTIK with a Linn UNIDISK play er . The se benefits are as f ollows: St andard EX OTIK ● Y ou are able to us e either your EX OTIK ’ s or UNIDISK play er’ s handset without there being a c onflict bet ween the tw o products.
Oper ation St andb y ke y T T o o t t o o g g g g l l e e b b e e t t w w e e e e n n s s t t a a n n d d b b y y m m o o d d e e a a n n d d o o p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n m m o o d d e e : : ● Pre ss on the front panel or hands et.
Lip S ync Delay (EX OTIK+D A ) Y ou may find with certain D VD- Videos that the mo vement of the act ors’ lip s and the s ound ar e not synchr onized.
S S u u r r r r o o u u n n d d s s o o u u n n d d f f o o r r m m a a t t D D e e s s c c r r i i p p t t i i o o n n St er eo Sub Downmix es a 5. 1 audio signal to a t wo-channel signal and then ro.
S S u u r r r r o o u u n n d d s s o o u u n n d d a a u u d d i i o o i i n n p p u u t t D D o o l l b b y y D D T T S S M M P P E E G G A A A A C C S S t t e e r r e e o o 2.0 - - - P P h h a a n n t t o o m m 2/ 2 . 1 2/2. 1 2/2.1 2/ 2.1 3 3 S S t t e e r r e e o o 3/0.
Oper ation Re co rd function T he r ecor d function allows y ou to rout e a sourc e signal to a r ecording de vice such as a V CR or DA T r ecorder . T he r ecor d functions available on y our EXO TIK.
T echnical Specific ation EX OTIK PRE - AMPLIFIER Owner’ s Manual English 22 T echnical Specification Phy sical We i g h t 3 .5 kg, 7 lb 10 oz Dimensions 381 (W) x 3 68 (D) x 80 (H) mm, 15” (W) x .
23 Guar ant ee and Service English EX OTIK PRE - AMPLIFIER Owner’ s Manual Guar ant ee and Service T his pr oduct is guarant eed under the conditions that apply in the country o f purchase and your s tatutory right s are not limited.
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